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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-343)

Nisei female. Born June 15, 1925, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp for Cleveland, Ohio, and worked for the War Relocation Authority. Eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois.

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img Congregation (ddr-one-1-328)

Black and white photographic negative of a Christian congregation sitting in pews looking forward. Man setting on the far left is Tsugo Ikeda. No one identified in first pew. Second pew from left to right: Betty Ishida, and Jayne (Katada) Furukawa, others unidentified. Note on identification sheets says saddle shoes worn in image were made by …

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vh Betty Fumiye Ito Interview (ddr-densho-1000-189)

Nisei female. Born March 29, 1918, in Seattle, Washington, and spent childhood in Medina and Bellevue, Washington. While in high school was a member of the Bellevue Strawberry Festival's Queen's Court. In 1939 married Kenji Ito, a prominent Japanese American lawyer who practiced in Seattle. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, recounts her experiences as her …

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vh Betty Fujimoto Kashiwagi Interview (ddr-densho-1010-2)

Nisei female. Born February 9, 1929, in Isleton, California. Grew up in Isleton where parents operated a boarding house. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In 1943, transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, then, when that camp closed, to the Rohwer concentration camp, …

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-343-14)

Leaving camp and meeting future husband

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-343-11)

Answering the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-343-19)

Raising a family

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-343-13)

Transferring to Amache concentration camp, Colorado

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-343-9)

Leaving some possessions with neighbors

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-343-12)

Father's sudden passing in camp

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-343-5)

Community activities: Japanese language school, church, picnics

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-343-16)

Working for the War Relocation Authority

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-343-8)

Family's reactions to hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-343-15)

Taking a job with the War Relocation Authority

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-343-1)

Origins of name

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-343-20)

Reflections

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-343-2)

Father's family background and immigration to Sacramento

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-343-7)

Brother in the military on December 7, 1941

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-343-10)

Graduating from high school in camp

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-343-3)

Parents' arranged marriage

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-343-17)

A close friend in Chicago

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-343-6)

Attending school with many other Japanese Americans

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-343-4)

Father's higher level of education

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vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-343-18)

Thoughts on Japanese Americans in Chicago

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vh Betty Fumiye Ito Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-189-11)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor, home searched by FBI

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